TURKEY-SYRIA-CONFLICT

Caption:US soldiers stand near a Patriot missile system at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep on February 5, 2013. The United States, Germany and the Netherlands committed to send two missile batteries each and up to 400 soldiers to operate them after Ankara asked for help to bolster its air defences against possible missile attack from Syria. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

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US soldiers stand near a Patriot missile system at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep on February 5, 2013. The United States, Germany and the Netherlands committed to send two missile batteries each and up to 400 soldiers to operate them after Ankara asked for help to bolster its air defences against possible missile attack from Syria. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

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soldiers stand near a Patriot missile system at a Turkish military... News PhotoArmy Soldier,Conflict,Gaziantep,Horizontal,Military,Military Base,Missile,Order,Patriotism,Standing,USA,WarPhotographer BULENT KILICCollection: AFP 2013 AFPUS soldiers stand near a Patriot missile system at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep on February 5, 2013. The United States, Germany and the Netherlands committed to send two missile batteries each and up to 400 soldiers to operate them after Ankara asked for help to bolster its air defences against possible missile attack from Syria. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)